Redhat Linux Installation

Boot from CD/DVD

After booting from RHEL bootable CD/DVD, We will get above screen

           Ø  If you want to install OS using GUI then hit ENTER key

           Ø  If you want to install OS using TEXT mode (CLI) then type linux test hit ENTER key

Currently we are installing Operating system using GUI mode.

If you want to verify you installation media (OS CD/DVD) press OK (It will take long time to verify). Press SKIP to jump next screen.

Click NEXT

Select the Language then click NEXT

Select Keyboard Language then click NEXT

Click OK

It will give you a WARNNING since you don’t have a key click on SKIP

 Click on YES to continue

Options:

Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout this options will delete all the drive partitions and install OS

Remove all Linux Partitions this option will only remove Linux partitions and creates default layout, install OS

Use free space this option will install on free space of the drive creates default layout

Create Custom layout this option will not create any layout you have to create as per your requirement

This option will give more customization you to create your own layout (Selected Customize Layout)

Now you can able to see HDD space to create partitions follow click on NEW

After clicking on NEW you will see above popup

First create /boot because it needs normal partition to store MBR (master boot record). 100MB is enough for /boot partition.

Mount point /boot

File system Type: ext3 OR ext4

Select fixed size Click OK

See above screen /boot partition is created.

Note:  Always remember to create LVM partitions OR RAID partitions is recommended, because later on if you want extend the ROOT file system is possible and easy.

To create LVM partition click on NEW you can able to see popup as below

For creating a LVM partition we have to create Physical Volume select file system type as physical volume (LVM)

Select Fill to maximum allowable size then click on OK

See above screen LVM PV is created now select PV and click on LVM popup will open as below screen

Change the Volume group name as required. Example: VG01

Click on ADD

As above screen select Mount point as “/” slash, provide Logical volume name “ROOT” for easy identification, provide the size as per your requirement (Minimum 10GB). Click on OK

Again click on ADD

Select File system type as SWAP, provide logical volume name as “SWAP” for easy identification. Provide the swap size is always (RAM SIZE * 2) in my case 2GB RAM. Click on OK

As you created above all the partitions are created. Click NEXT

Minimum Recommended Partitions

Slash “/”

/boot

SWAP

Select label and click NEXT (if you want to change label you can change it using edit option)

Here provide your system name (Example: ARK-IT-Solutions.localdomain)

Click on EDIT

If you are using DHCP in your network select Use dynamic IP configuration

If not using DHCP enable IP4 and provide IP address and Netmask Click on OK

Provide the gateway IP and DNS IP and Click on NEXT

Select the time zone and click on NEXT

Provide your password and confirmation password then click on NEXT

Select to install the required software’s while installing the operating system, select software development and web server and select Customize now.

Then click on NEXT

Select the required packages from all the fields click on optional packages and check all (as showed in below screen)

Selected all the optional packages as well click on CLOSE

then click on NEXT

After next dependencies will be resolved and ready for installation

 Click NEXT to install Operating system

 Installation is in process (it will take few minutes depends on selected packages)

After completion creating partitions and installing packages it will ask you to reboot the server. Click on Reboot

After reboot it will ask you to complete next options click on FORWARD

Select Yes I agree to the license agreement and click FORWARD

Firewall enabled and disabled

If you enable the firewall you have to allow the services and ports as you required

If you want to enable security click on Enable or else disable and click FORWARD

Disable the SELinux if you don’t know the usage. Click on FORWARD

 Click YES

 click Forward

 Select Date & Time Click forward

 Select Yes Click Forward

 Click on No Thanks

 Click FORWARD

Provide additional username to create and provide password click on FORWARD

Test your sound then click on FORWARD

Click on Finish

It will ask you to reboot click OK

Your server installation is successfully completed now you can use it.